In any case, mark the 17th on your calendars and anticipate a pretty quiet launch coming so soon after the Verizon iPhone extravaganza we find ourselves in the midst of.

What does this mean for the February 9th Think Beyond event? It's all speculation at this point, but right now our money is still on an inexpensive, "teen phone" for an unknown network, a tablet or two, and perhaps a Sprint announcement as well. It may also mean we might be living with the idea that the Palm Pre 2 on Verizon and the unlocked GSM Palm Pre 2 are both the flagship, top-tier webOS phones for a little longer than expected.